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What's one thing ROWE H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,905
High
DISTRICT 942 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967021345
Rowe High School
2101 N WARE RD, MC ALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 632-5100 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,905 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
150 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,337 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 503 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 531 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 444 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 427 | 22% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 50.0% | 15.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% | 15.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rowe High School
Rowe High School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowe High School this school | 1,905 | 70.2% | 58.6% |
| Harlingen H S - South HARLINGEN | 2,019 | 70.9% | 48.3% |
| Montwood High School EL PASO | 2,499 | 70.1% | 61.9% |
| El Dorado High School EL PASO | 2,109 | 70.9% | 54.4% |
| Del Rio High School DEL RIO | 2,447 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
| Eagle Pass High School EAGLE PASS | 2,326 | 68.2% | 61.4% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rowe High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #534 of 1,385 | #17 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #606 of 1,425 ▼ 28 | #25 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #511 of 1,425 ▲ 38 | #13 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #789 of 1,184 | #21 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,905 | #355 of 2,107 | #18 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #372 of 1,344 | #10 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #1,219 of 1,346 | #13 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #574 of 1,522 | #54 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #255 of 557 | #12 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,905
-158 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 1,976
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,905 | 150.2 | 12.7:1 | 70% (1,337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,910 | 137.1 | 13.9:1 | 74% (1,422) |
| 2022-23 | 1,944 | 139.5 | 13.9:1 | 74% (1,436) |
| 2020-21 | 2,063 | 136 | 15.2:1 | 72% (1,494) |
| 2017-18 | 2,110 | 138.8 | 15.2:1 | 63% (1,330) |
| 2015-16 | 2,197 | 145 | 15.2:1 | 67% (1,470) |
| 2010-11 | 2,005 | 141 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,976 | 153 | 12.9:1 | 57% (1,134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowe High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (2,110 to 1,905); teachers up 8% (138.8 to 150.2).
About Rowe High School
At 2101 N WARE RD in MC ALLEN, Texas, Rowe High School operates as a large high school. In all, 1,905 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 139% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Rowe High School is among 31 schools run by MCALLEN ISD, which serves 19,890 students.
Of every 100 students at Rowe High School, about 95 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% White. Census estimates put Hidalgo County at about 92% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 150.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 2.4 students per teacher. The school reported 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Hidalgo County, the average eligibility rate is 85%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Rowe High School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 43.7%. Actual: 58.6%.
The school is in Hidalgo County, where median household income comes to about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
The closest school to Rowe High School is Seguin Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. Rowe High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Rowe High School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 58.6% versus a 50.9% average.
Rowe High School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
From 2,063 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,905 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
Nearby schools
- Seguin Elementary School0.7 mi · 530
- Achieve Early College High School0.9 mi · 428
- McAuliffe Elementary School0.9 mi · 385
- Alvarez Elementary School1.2 mi · 435
- Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen1.3 mi · 84
- IDEA McAllen Academy1.3 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Rowe High SchoolHow large is Rowe High School?
Rowe High School enrolls approximately 1,905 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rowe High School serve?
Rowe High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rowe High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rowe High School is approximately 12.7:1 (150 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rowe High School?
Rowe High School reports a student body of 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Rowe High School?
Rowe High School is overseen by MCALLEN ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.